bot|tom|feed|er

bot|tom|feed|er
bot|tom|feed|er «BOT uhm FEE duhr», noun.
1. a person who lives at the lowest level of society; poor and insignificant person: »

Odets had been one of life's bottomfeeders, living off dimes and dreams as an actor with the Group Theatre

(New Yorker).
2. a person whose actions are disreputable: »

Pickers have traditionally been the bottomfeeders of the antiques world, “taking things from people, like you were out hunting deer”

(International Herald Tribune).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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